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3,24

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-3

प्रेष्याः पुरो विंशतिरात्तशस्त्रा धनूंषि वर्माणि शरांश्च पीतान् ।
मौर्वीश्च यन्त्राणि च सायकांश्च सर्वे समादाय जघन्यमीयुः ॥३॥
3. preṣyāḥ puro viṁśatirāttaśastrā; dhanūṁṣi varmāṇi śarāṁśca pītān ,
maurvīśca yantrāṇi ca sāyakāṁśca; sarve samādāya jaghanyamīyuḥ.
3. preṣyāḥ puraḥ viṃśatiḥ ātta-śastrāḥ
dhanūṃṣi varmāṇi śarān ca
pītān maurvīḥ ca yantrāṇi ca sāyakān
ca sarve samādāya jaghanyam īyuḥ
3. Twenty armed attendants went ahead as the vanguard. Then, all (the servants), having gathered bows, armors, yellow arrows, bowstrings, instruments, and (more) arrows, followed in the rear.

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रेष्याः (preṣyāḥ) - servants, attendants, messengers
  • पुरः (puraḥ) - as the vanguard (ahead, in front, formerly, eastward)
  • विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty
  • आत्त-शस्त्राः (ātta-śastrāḥ) - armed with weapons, having taken up weapons
  • धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows
  • वर्माणि (varmāṇi) - armors, coats of mail
  • शरान् (śarān) - arrows
  • (ca) - and
  • पीतान् (pītān) - yellow (arrows) (yellow)
  • मौर्वीः (maurvīḥ) - bowstrings
  • (ca) - and
  • यन्त्राणि (yantrāṇi) - machines, instruments, tools
  • (ca) - and
  • सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows
  • (ca) - and
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all the servants/attendants (all, everyone)
  • समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having collected, having seized
  • जघन्यम् (jaghanyam) - the rearguard (the rear, the hindmost part, the last)
  • ईयुः (īyuḥ) - they went, they approached

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेष्याः (preṣyāḥ) - servants, attendants, messengers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of preṣya
preṣya - servant, attendant, messenger, one who is to be sent
From pra- + √iṣ (to send).
Prefix: pra
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Subject, referring to attendants.
पुरः (puraḥ) - as the vanguard (ahead, in front, formerly, eastward)
(indeclinable)
विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty
(numeral)
आत्त-शस्त्राः (ātta-śastrāḥ) - armed with weapons, having taken up weapons
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ātta-śastra
ātta-śastra - armed, having taken up weapons
Compound type : bahuvrihi (ātta+śastra)
  • ātta – taken, seized, received
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Formed from ā- + √dā (to give, here implying to take or seize in compounds).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: dā (class 3)
  • śastra – weapon, knife, sword
    noun (neuter)
    From √śas (to cut).
    Root: śas (class 2)
Note: Qualifies preṣyāḥ.
धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dhanus
dhanus - bow, arc
Root: dhan (class 1)
Note: Object of samādāya.
वर्माणि (varmāṇi) - armors, coats of mail
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of varman
varman - armor, coat of mail, protection
From √vṛ (to cover).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Object of samādāya.
शरान् (śarān) - arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow, reed
Root: śṛ (class 1)
Note: Object of samādāya.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
पीतान् (pītān) - yellow (arrows) (yellow)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pīta
pīta - yellow, pale, golden
Past Passive Participle
From √pī (to press, to drink), but also 'yellow' in color.
Root: pī (class 4)
Note: Qualifies śarān.
मौर्वीः (maurvīḥ) - bowstrings
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of maurvī
maurvī - bowstring, rope made of Muñja grass
Derived from murvā (a kind of plant used for bowstrings).
Note: Object of samādāya.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
यन्त्राणि (yantrāṇi) - machines, instruments, tools
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of yantra
yantra - machine, instrument, tool, device, charm
From √yam (to restrain, control).
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Object of samādāya.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sāyaka
sāyaka - arrow, dart
From √si (to bind, to shoot).
Root: si (class 4)
Note: Object of samādāya.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
सर्वे (sarve) - all the servants/attendants (all, everyone)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Subject.
समादाय (samādāya) - having taken, having collected, having seized
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Formed with prefixes sam- + ā- and root dā (to give, but with ā-dā meaning to take).
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Gerund.
जघन्यम् (jaghanyam) - the rearguard (the rear, the hindmost part, the last)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jaghanya
jaghanya - hindmost, last, inferior, low, the rear (as a noun)
Derived from jaghan (buttocks, hind parts).
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Functions as a location/direction, object of motion.
ईयुः (īyuḥ) - they went, they approached
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of i
perfect active
3rd person plural perfect active of √i.
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.